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Sunday, January 13, 2008
James Johnson March
Once people had gathered on the courthouse steps, Barber spoke and several spiritual leaders offered prayers for Johnson.
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Saturday, January 12, 2008
Bio Fuel
Triangle Biofuels Industries Inc. plans to manufacture, distribute and sell biodiesel products to government, industrial, commercial and residential customers.
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Friday, January 11, 2008
400 recall Brittany Willis, call for justice in her death
A crowd estimated at more than 400 people gathered in front of the courthouse for the vigil, which was organized by friends and supporters of the Willis family. During a brief program, speakers called for people to contact local, state and national representatives and ask for accountability from the judicial system.
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Monday, January 7, 2008
Skating Rink Problems
Police records show that in the past three years, the skating rink has had 31 complaints of loud noise.
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Friday, January 4, 2008
Hundreds lend support
Supporters of the family of Brittany Willis crowded the Wilson County Courthouse hallways and courtroom Friday morning during a hearing for James Johnson. This marks the first time that a large number of supporters for the family has turned out publicly for a hearing during the case.
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Thursday, December 27, 2007
Evidence Search
Members of the Wilson County Sheriff's Office Dive Team, as well as detectives with Wilson Police Department were on the scene searching for evidence in connection with an ongoing investigation.
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Friday, December 21, 2007
James Johnson news conference
Surrounded by family and supporters Friday, James Johnson said that he intends to fight until he’s cleared of all charges in Brittany Willis’ death. Watch the entire news conference.
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Friday, December 21, 2007
James Johnson makes court appearance on new charge
The charges against James Johnson will not be settled until at least early 2008. Wilson County District Court Judge John Britt set a Jan. 4 court date for a probable cause hearing for Johnson. This will be the next step in determining whether Johnson, 21, assisted Kenneth Meeks, after Meeks murdered 17-year-old Brittany Willis in June 2004. The state dropped murder charges against Johnson Wednesday.
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Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007
Raleigh Road and Nash Street wreck
Two vehicles collided at the intersection of Raleigh Road and Nash streets late Wednesday morning leaving one balancing on its side on a stone fence.
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Monday, Dec. 17, 2007
Mother Spirit
Everywhere she goes, music and laughter seems to follow. She calls her gift of making others laugh uncommon.
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Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007
Raleigh Road Traffic Wreck
A four vehicle accident with injuries has caused major congestion around the 700 block of Raleigh Road.
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Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007
Bridgersville Road Fire
Several fire departments responded to a blaze that ravaged a storage facility on Bridgersville Road in Wilson County
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Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007
Bear killed by truck
A vehicle collided with a black bear on U.S. 264 about 1.5 miles from the Black Creek exit early Wednesday morning, killing the animal.
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Friday, Nov. 16, 2007
Fike Soccer run for a State Championship
The Fike High boys soccer team’s playoff ride derailed agonizingly close to its final destination.
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Friday, Nov. 9, 2007
Friday Night High School Football - Fike at Hunt
The third one, despite the turnovers and mistakes, was a dandy. And the Hunt High varsity football team staggered, but survived, the best of three 2007 Fike shots before a turnout of some 1,700 — one of the smallest ever for a Fike-Hunt clash, on a cold Friday night in Warrior Stadium.
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Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007
Election Night. Hear from the Candidates
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Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007
Election Day 2007
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Monday, Nov. 5, 2007
Shadow Players
The Farris & Farris parking lot felt more like the high seas for part of the day Saturday. A pack of swashbuckling pirates took over the lot during the Whirligig Festival to put on sword fighting performances. But the pirates weren’t from the Caribbean. They traveled from Raleigh.
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Monday, Nov. 5, 2007
Kuntaw Palace Demonstration
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Monday, Nov. 5, 2007
Daniel Nelson mural painting
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Monday, Nov. 5, 2007
Unique Steppers
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Monday, Nov. 5, 2007
Judging Whirligigs
Five whirligig creations were entered into the Whirligig Contest this year. Winning first place and $250 was J.H. Smith with “Tweety Bird.” The second-place winner was Robert Long for “Flying Fish.” His entry earned him $150. Ethan Wrenn, a fifth-grader at Wilson Christian Academy, earned $100 and third place for “Drought Relief.”
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Monday, Nov. 5, 2007
Chapa Shocks Crowd
The crowd was silent as the noose slid over Zovek Chapa’s head. His hands were bound with handcuffs, his arms strapped to his sides with heavy metal chains that wrapped around his chest.
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Friday, Nov. 2, 2007
Barton basketball visits NCSU
It isn’t the size of the dog in the fight, they say, but the size of the fight in the dog.
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Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007
Trick or Treating at The Wilson Mall
The trick-or-treaters included everything from an apple to zombies; pirates, pumpkins and Pooh; Jedis and knights; Dorothy, scarecrows and lions; a swarm of fairies, including a goth one with black wings; Batman, Superman and more Spider-men than you can swing a web at.
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Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007
Thriller
Performers were dancers from the Salvation Army’s Boys & Girls Club.
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Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007
Mayoral Candidate Ricardo Dew rebuttal
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Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007
Mayoral Candidate Jordan Salter rebuttal
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Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007
Talk with the Candidates
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Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007
Riding through hell with Juliet-Charlie
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Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007
Going for a ride just south of Baghada
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Friday, Oct. 23, 2007
Last second field goal allows Rocky Mt. to escape
The Gryphons, with their sixth consecutive win against Fike, clinched no worse than a share of the 3-A NEW 6 Conference championship at 4-0, while Fike, proud in defeat, emerged 6-4 and 2-2, respectively.
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Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007
Fike High School's The Demon Dispatch press run
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Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007
Future of tobacco warehouses?
Blue Devil Partners has invested $190 million into the redevelopment project, which has been initially backed by former Duke University and NBA basketball players Brian Davis and Christian Laettner.
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Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007
Bulldog Madness
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Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007
Fans cheer on Barton basketball teams at ‘Bulldog Madness’ event
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Friday, Oct. 12, 2007
Southwest Edgecombe at Nash Central -- Friday Night High School Football
Nash Central pulls one out!
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Friday, Oct. 12, 2007
Fike at Northern Nash -- Friday Night High School Football
Fike wins close one at Northern Nash.
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Friday, Oct. 5, 2007
CB Aycock at Beddingfield -- Friday Night High School Football
Beddingfield didn’t achieve what it set out to accomplish on Friday night, but the end result made it a little easier for head coach Tyrone Johnson to excuse the mistakes.
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Friday, Oct. 5, 2007
Kinston at Hunt -- Friday Night High School Football
The Hunt High varsity football team kicked off its 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference season against Kinston.
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Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007
Job seekers turn out by the hundreds to job fair
About 700 job seekers turned out for the 8th annual Greater Wilson Area Job Fair, held at the Wilson Recreation Center.
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Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007
Horses find refuge on county farm
When Debra Girten met Red, the horse was on his way to auction. Once a prestigious racing machine, Red was not much use anymore, at least not on the track. He was lame, nursing a fractured hip. His racing days were over. Girten knew if she left the Penn National Race Course without him, Red would likely be sold and slaughtered. She couldn’t bear the thought of the chestnut-colored thoroughbred being served as a delicacy in another country, so she loaded him on her horse trailer and headed back to her quiet and tranquil horse farm in Wilson County.
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Friday, Sept. 29, 2007
Friday Night High School Football - Beddingfield at Fike
Demons hang on for 21-20 thriller.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007
James Johnson press conference
Just an hour after he was released from jail, James Arthur Johnson took time to thank God, his family and even his detention officers. The 21-year-old accused murderer was out of the Wilson County Detention Center by 4 p.m. Monday, after a Special Wilson Superior Court Judge reduced his bond from $1 million to $60,000. In a press conference at Jackson Chapel First Missionary Baptist Church an hour after his release, Johnson had little to say other than to thank his family and his supporters.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007
James Johnson out on bond
Just a couple minutes before 4 p.m. Monday, James A. Johnson walked through the door of the Wilson County Magistrate's Office and into the bright afternoon sunlight. He stepped into the waiting arms of his parents, Beverly and Arthur Johnson, who have been working tirelessly for the last year to free him from jail, where he has been for the last three years and three months.
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Friday, Sept. 21, 2007
Friday Night High School Football - Hunt at Fike
In a fierce battle of county rivals meeting in their first-ever regular season rematch, it was the Hunt football team that capitalized on enough big plays to seize the victory. Behind two defensive touchdowns and a torrid offensive first half, the visiting Warriors downed Wilson County rival Fike for the second time this season, 28-13, on Friday night in front of a crowd of 3,200.
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Friday, Sept. 21, 2007
the Forest Hills Manor Apartments
The cause of the fire isn’t known yet, but no one was hurt and every one was accounted for
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Friday, Sept. 21, 2007
Friday night at the fair
See what happen Friday night at the Wilson County fair.
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Friday, Sept. 21, 2007
Fall Fashion - Behind the scenes
The Wilson Times has something new to offer with this year’s Fall Fashion section — video footage of our annual fall fashion photo shoot. We thought our readers might like to go with us behind the scenes to see the time and effort it takes to feature local fashions in our section.
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Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007
Pig Racing
Pig racing is a big hit at the Wilson Co. Fair.
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Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007
Fun at the fair
It is time for the Wilson Co. Fair.
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Monday, Sept. 17, 2007
Friday Night High School Football played on Monday Sept. 17 Southern Nash at Hunt
The Warriors downed visiting Southern Nash, 34-17.
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Monday, Sept. 17, 2007
Friday Nigh High School Football played on Monday Sept. 17 Farmville Central at Beddingfield
Farmville Central 38, Beddingfield 36 (OT)
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Monday, Sept. 17, 2007
Board breaking
The International Kuntaw Federation's Bill Roy shows how to break a board with one finger.
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Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007
ABC Rap
Kindergartners get pumped while rapping their ABC's.
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Friday, Sept. 7, 2007
Eastern Wayne at Fike -- High School Friday Night Football
This time, the Fike High varsity football team was not going to beat itself or be victimized by the improbable ---
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Friday, Sept. 7, 2007
Beddingfield at Southern Nash -- High School Friday Night Football
Well, somebody had to win it ---
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Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007
Reservoir Levels
The depleted water supplies drove Rocky Mount leaders to open talks with Wilson and other neighboring municipalities about getting water from them.
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Thursday, August 30, 2007
Fike at Hunt - High School Football
Don’t refer to Hunt’s 17-0 varsity football victory against visiting archrival Fike on Thursday night before a turnout of some 2,000 as a defensive struggle.
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Monday, August 27, 2007
23rd Annual Barton College Dawg Day
23rd Annual Barton College Dawg Day Afternoon on Monday, August 27th. The event was held from 4:30 PM until 6:30 PM and promises to be even bigger than last year.
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Saturday, August 18, 2007
In the studio with the Legends of Beach
What do you get when you bring together five former members of the music group The Embers? You get a new beach music group and a familiar sound that is unmistakable.
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Tuesday, August 22, 2007
Weather Video
Weather video shot during while a line of thunder storms move through the area.
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